Australex 2013: Endangered Words, and Signs of Revival will be held at the University of Adelaide, 25-27 July 2013.<br><br clear="all"><strong>Keynote Speakers</strong>:<br>
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Dr Luise Hercus, Australian National University: A Fifty Year
Perspective on Endangered Words and Revival: A Golden Jubilee?<br>
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Professor Christopher Hutton, The University of Hong Kong:
Reclaiming Socio-Cultural Memory: Creating a Reference Dictionary of
Hong Kong Cantonese Slogans and Quotations.<br>
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<strong>Focus Speakers</strong>:<br>
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Professor Peter Mühlhäusler, The University of Adelaide:
Producing a Dictionary for an Unfocused Language: The Case of Pitkern
and Norf’k.<br>
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Dr Michael Walsh, The University of Sydney: Endangered Words in the Archive: The Rio Tinto / Mitchell Library Project.<br>
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Australex 2013 will feature scholarly and emotional
celebrations, marking for example Dr Luise Hercus’s 50-year work on
Aboriginal languages and Professor Peter Mühlhäusler’s 20-year
scholarship at the University of Adelaide. On Saturday 27 July 2013 we
shall explore the beauty of the Adelaide Hills.<br> <br>Fore more details visit the conference website: <a href="http://www.australex.org/a13.html">http://www.australex.org/a13.html</a><br><br>-- <br>Felicity Houwen<br>
Administrative Officer<br>Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity<br><br>ph: <a value="+61396624027">+61 03 9041-5474</a> (office)<br>skype: RNLDorg<br>Suite 1107<br>530 Little Collins St<br>Melbourne, VIC 3000<br>Australia<br>
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